Improved cab-coupling



J DEPEW 85 J. D. HALL.

GAR COUPLING.

No. 66,309. Patented July 2; 186 7.

. gtititrh gem gaunt @ifir-r.

JAMES. DEPElI AND- J; DARRAH HALL, OF PEEKSKiLL, NEW YORK.

Lem Patent No. 66,309, dated July 2, 1867. l

. IMPROVED GAR-GOUPLING.

W fitln fizhihnll nfant lain llgrst not: humane mating cart at ll sum.

TO WHOM IT MAY GOE'CERN:

Be it known' that we, JAMES DEPEU and J. DARRAH HALL, of Pcekskill, inthe county of Wcs'tchester, and State of New York, have invented a newand useful improvement in Car-Coupling; and we do hereby declare :thatthe following is afnll, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenable others skilledtin the art to make and uselhgsnme, reference beinghad tothe accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspeciiication.

This invention consists in an arrangement of parts whereby we railroadcars may be automatically coupled together in a safe and'convenientmanner, and uncoupled in the most expeditious manner from the side orplatform of the car. V

Fig'urelrepresents the draw-heads of two ca-rs coupled together by ourimproved method, the view being a vertical section through the line a: xof fig. 2. V

Figure 2 is a top-or plan view of the coupling, one draw-headbeingshowii in section as through the line yy of fig. 1. V l Similarletters of reference-indicate like parts.

A represents the draw-heads; B is the coupling link; C is a pin which"holds thefback end of the link; D is a. weighted lever'or' ca'tch whichis attached to the draw-head by a pivot at a ;'E is a vertical catch-pinwhich passes down from the top of the dramhead and holds the end of thecatch l), when the cars are coupled; as'seen in fig. 1- E is securcdinits place bye smallpin which passes through it, the ends of which workin a. slot in a collar'on the drnw-head,'as seen in the drawing. Touncouple the cars the pin E is raised, which liberates the link, as whennot held by E the weighted cndof the lover or catch D'dropsdown by itsowngravity andnssnrnes theposition seen in thelet't-hand draw-head A.When the cars are to be coupled and are-comingtogether the link willstrike the weightcdlever or catch D, as it stands and is seen in A, theheavy end of D wouidhe' forced up, raising the catch-pin and passingitwhere the pin will drop down and catch as it is se'elri inl the otherdraw-head. There is onefeature in our arrangement which'gives it additinal novelty, and thatfis, .eaclj draw-' head always carries a link, andboth links canbensed at the same time, i} desired. Under ordinarycircumstances but one link would be used, as scenin fig. 1, andbelonging to AU, The link in theother. draw-head would remain as seen,drawn back and held by the coupling-pin C, and resting on the bottom orlower .portion of the recess in the draw-head out of the way; The pinpasses through a sleeve marked f, which the link surr roundsyas seenplainly at the right hand of figQZ. c is a shoulder on the pin, whichrests upon the top of the sleeve When-the pin is raised so that thecollar ,is above the draw-head, it may he slipped forward and droppedthrough the draw-head in another position, 'as seen in A, fig. 1. Thismovement carries the link with it, as the link is attached to the sleeveby an eye, as seen. The long slot seen in the topof the draw-head in Afig. 2, allows the pin to pass from one point to the other withouttaking it from the sleeve. c e are recesses at each end of this slot,upon the bottom ,of whichthe shoulder of .the pin rests. There is a slotin the bottom of the draw-head which allows the end of the weightedlever D to drop down so that it does not interfere with th'e entrance-ofthe link when the cars are coupling, I

The arrangement of the double linkis a great convenience and safeguard.If a link is broken or lost, as frequently happens on trains coupled inthe usual way, our coupling alwayshas a link in reserve placed justwhere it is wanted. In drawing heavy trains a doubl'e'link is frequentlynecessary to insure safety. In cases.

* of this kind our coupling is alwaysready for the emergency. What weclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- L The sleeve 3which holds the link, and the arrangement by which the 'sleeve' and thecoupling-pin Core moved longitudinally in the draw-head, substantiallyas described. t We claim a coupling with coupling-links and sleeve farranged in each draw-head, substantially as. described. We claim theweighted lever D and the catch-pin E, in combination with the sleeve 1'and pin 0, arranged. substantially as set forth. l

' JAMES DEPEU,

J. DARRAH HALL. Witnesses:

J 01in Hstsrs'n, Y. J mm L. Huosns.

